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newtown united. there is not necessarily people who have been politically active in the past or who have had any experience trying to change policies or get certain law enacted. but some members of newtown united headed to washington today. they took the day off from their jobs. they woke up at dawn. they drove to washington to go meet with members of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. newtown united, a group of people at the epicenter of national tragedy. one of the parents who traveled to washington today was lucky enough to have his child, who attends sandy hook elementary come home from that school on friday. but he said today that he is taking action now in the wake of the shootings because he does not think the next time it should just depend on luck. >> every time something like columbine, virginia tech were happening, i would avert my eyes, and i will still think that something will be done. but all those believes were shattered on friday. and now i think we all need to speak up. >>
newtown united. there is not necessarily people who have been politically active in the past or who have had any experience trying to change policies or get certain law enacted. but some members of newtown united headed to washington today. they took the day off from their jobs. they woke up at dawn. they drove to washington to go meet with members of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. newtown united, a group of people at the epicenter of national tragedy. one of the parents who...
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this is having a larger efblgts on newtown. all the schools in newtown are on lockdown. all the students in bethel have been locked down. and you just heard the -- >> a very sad day in the greater danbury area. >> we have been seeing pictures from on the ground and above, and one thing is clear, there are dozens upon dozens of police officers and firefighters within this really small area, neighborhood around both sandy hook elementary school and the sandy hook fire department, a section of newtown. there's a staging area, active local fire department there, where they have ambulances at the ready, where we saw what appeared to be parents being reunited with students from sandy hook elementary. and we just got the information in, that any parents who have not picked up their child from sandy hook, can go do that at the staging area which is right near the school at the fire department. >> the newtown school's superintendent has just informed us that parents with children or a child at sandy hook elementary, they can go to that staging area to pick up their child. but the
this is having a larger efblgts on newtown. all the schools in newtown are on lockdown. all the students in bethel have been locked down. and you just heard the -- >> a very sad day in the greater danbury area. >> we have been seeing pictures from on the ground and above, and one thing is clear, there are dozens upon dozens of police officers and firefighters within this really small area, neighborhood around both sandy hook elementary school and the sandy hook fire department, a...
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. >> reporter: the long, slow procession of funerals happens again in newtown. four more victims will be laid to rest, including teacher victoria soto. >> whatever actions they took to divert his attention, i'm sure they're the ones that responsible for her being here with us today. >> reporter: while this grieving community continues to remember and mourn the 26 who are not. >> there's no words. >> just deep sadness. just like -- just right down to the middle of all of us. >> reporter: grief counselors and extra security teams were at schools as class resumed in k w newto newtown, tuesday. sandy hook elementary has been closed. it's not clear when students will restart school, when they do, the classrooms will look the same as they did before the attack at monroe elementary. still everyone here knows they will never be the same. 20 friends, teammates, brothers and sisters will always be missing. jay gray, nbc news, newtown, connecticut. >>> now for a look at the weather including that winter storm making its way east, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. good
. >> reporter: the long, slow procession of funerals happens again in newtown. four more victims will be laid to rest, including teacher victoria soto. >> whatever actions they took to divert his attention, i'm sure they're the ones that responsible for her being here with us today. >> reporter: while this grieving community continues to remember and mourn the 26 who are not. >> there's no words. >> just deep sadness. just like -- just right down to the middle of...
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his mother's body was found at her home in newtown. but investigators have not established any connection between nancy lanza and the school. a motive has not been revealed, though investigators say they are piecing together the puzzle now. >> our investigators at the crime scene, the school and secondarily at the secondary crime scene that we discussed where the female was located deceased did produce some very good evidence in this investigation that our investigators will be able to use and hopefully painting the complete picture as to how and more importantly why this occurred. >> police are also looking into a report of an altercation, perhaps between adam lanza and school officials on thursday, but that is not confirmed. so far they say they just don't have that information. that's part of the investigation that is ongoing. town officials, meantime, thanked the nation for the outpouring of support but are asking for the privacy of the town's residents. >> i ask that you help us in this healing process. please treat our community
his mother's body was found at her home in newtown. but investigators have not established any connection between nancy lanza and the school. a motive has not been revealed, though investigators say they are piecing together the puzzle now. >> our investigators at the crime scene, the school and secondarily at the secondary crime scene that we discussed where the female was located deceased did produce some very good evidence in this investigation that our investigators will be able to...
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from hartford to newtown from stanford to new haven. and this is a problem that is urban and suburban. if there's one issue that could bring everybody together, i think it's everyone is living under siege now. and where it looked like an urban problem before, it's everywhere. don't you think the fact now it is visited everywhere that we have a tremendous opportunity to unite people around nothing should compromise us from protecting our children. we're talking about our babies now in elementary school. >> the president made this point very powerfully sunday night. we are failing our children. and it's not just the children of one community. and law enforcement knows very, very well how important this issue is which is why they are the ones who are joining and saying to me you need to do something. that is the mantra i've heard in newtown, for people there. from the citizens of communities across connecticut. from law enforcement and from guys who've spent their lives trying to make the streets and neighborhoods safetier. and they are th
from hartford to newtown from stanford to new haven. and this is a problem that is urban and suburban. if there's one issue that could bring everybody together, i think it's everyone is living under siege now. and where it looked like an urban problem before, it's everywhere. don't you think the fact now it is visited everywhere that we have a tremendous opportunity to unite people around nothing should compromise us from protecting our children. we're talking about our babies now in elementary...
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msnbc's chris jansing is in newtown. we have been waiting for a briefing by state police this afternoon. at this point any word on when that might happen? >> reporter: well, we just heard from a local police officer on the scene that it may still happen this afternoon. whether it will or not is very difficult to say. obviously this has been a day when the community woke up. realizing that this was real, realizing that there were going to be funerals to plan. in one church along here the catholic church, the monsignor told me this morning with tears in his eyes, he expects to bury six parisher ins including a little girl that was to play an angel in the -- at the christmas eve mass. we are also learning more and did this morning at a news conference about the shooter. and there's very good evidence, investigators say, they have found both at his mother's house and the school that will give them something some indication how this all came together. the why remains a mystery. why would anyone go into a classroom of little c
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>>> the president is ow with a plan to prevent another newtown and residents have a plan of their own. rob cox will show us how they are working to honor the littlest angels. >> speaker boehner lays down the gauntlet. why am i worried it's not a lump of coal. >> a chilly reception on benghazi sending in an icy blast at the state department. is it more than hillary can handle? >> no holiday break for president obama, but words from a president past could offer a new path forward. the lbj connection. >> white house history is my favorite. all that and my spoken word on why another past president had reason for holiday cheer. grab some cocoa. you are in the cycle. >> if you thought the fiscal cliff was a joke, listen to this, john boehner just 45 minutes ago. >> republicans ton to work towards avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president's offer of $1.3 trillion in revenues and $850 billion in spending reductions fails to meet the tests that the president promised the american people a balanced approach. i hope that the president will get serious soon about providing and working with us on a
>>> the president is ow with a plan to prevent another newtown and residents have a plan of their own. rob cox will show us how they are working to honor the littlest angels. >> speaker boehner lays down the gauntlet. why am i worried it's not a lump of coal. >> a chilly reception on benghazi sending in an icy blast at the state department. is it more than hillary can handle? >> no holiday break for president obama, but words from a president past could offer a new...
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we'll have the latest from the ground there in newtown. until then, keep it here for continuing coverage. my colleague, jchris jansen wil be anchors live from newtown, connecticut next. you want to run through it again? no, i'm good. you got it? yes. rates for us and them -- now that's progressive. call or click today.
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but i think that newtown is going to recover. it has that strength and faith and fabric that those new england towns do have. >> how can that happen? how can you as an elected official, how can people out in the country who feel this, who have never been to connecticut, certainly never been to newtown who are watching and weeping along with the community of this people, how do we move forward? >> well, i think the president began the conversation, to use the word, began the dialogue and debate that we're going to have. i think that what happened here will spur and transform the national discussion about gun violence protection. and i think that we're going to see that debate unfold. but for now, this grief is still very raw and real here and i think the community is coming together, hugging each other, hugging each other at every turn and the rest of the nation can hug newtown in its thoughts and prayers and in what it writes and says and respect the privacy, i think, people here still very much want to have as they begin the sch
but i think that newtown is going to recover. it has that strength and faith and fabric that those new england towns do have. >> how can that happen? how can you as an elected official, how can people out in the country who feel this, who have never been to connecticut, certainly never been to newtown who are watching and weeping along with the community of this people, how do we move forward? >> well, i think the president began the conversation, to use the word, began the dialogue...
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we have pulled our children tight. >> nbc's craig melvin joins us live from newtown. craig, there were 800 people in the high school gymnasium. many others outside and many more gathered to say good-bye to no yeah and jack in the services planned for tuesday for at least four other children. >> reporter: tamron, that's right. you mentioned no yeah posner. that funeral at 1:00 today. jack pointo, that funeral set for today. no yeah posner's twin sister survived. we're told jack was a huge new york giants, specifically of victor cruz. yesterday, cruz, the giants star receiver, he had his name on his gloves, he had his name on the cleats, as well and talk that jack pinto might be buried in the number 80 jersey. meanwhile, this morning, moving trucks were there at the elementary school. a number of moving trucks and we're told they're there to remove the furn which you are and some of the other belongings inside the school and take it from sandy elementary school to chalk hill middle which is a middle school in a nearby town here in connecticut that's vacant. officials ar
we have pulled our children tight. >> nbc's craig melvin joins us live from newtown. craig, there were 800 people in the high school gymnasium. many others outside and many more gathered to say good-bye to no yeah and jack in the services planned for tuesday for at least four other children. >> reporter: tamron, that's right. you mentioned no yeah posner. that funeral at 1:00 today. jack pointo, that funeral set for today. no yeah posner's twin sister survived. we're told jack was a...
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in the wake of the massacre in newtown, connecticut. flags will remain at half staff until sunset on tuesday. and it was the sight of the flags, the president wiping tears from his eyes, repeatedly,
in the wake of the massacre in newtown, connecticut. flags will remain at half staff until sunset on tuesday. and it was the sight of the flags, the president wiping tears from his eyes, repeatedly,
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chris, thank you for joining us, staying with us tonight in newtown. how is it feeling right there as we go to break right now? >> indescribable. i do think that the governor expressed what a lot of people are feeling, that evil visited here today. and it's hard to put into words. i've been to far too many of these, chris. they are all horrendous tragedies. the grief is unspeakable. there is something a little different here. we're talking about little kids who are 5 years old, 6 years old, 7 years old, kids who were in elementary school, who should have been learning their abcs. i should also tell you that i'm standing in front of a firehouse, which is where a lot of the parents had gathered, were waiting to be reunited with their children. and of course 20 of them were not going to leave that schoolhouse alive. it is where the governor spoke to many of those people. and when i saw him, a little bit earlier tonight after he made a brief statement in front of cameras, he looked tremendously grief-stricken, was trying to hold back tears as well. i don't
chris, thank you for joining us, staying with us tonight in newtown. how is it feeling right there as we go to break right now? >> indescribable. i do think that the governor expressed what a lot of people are feeling, that evil visited here today. and it's hard to put into words. i've been to far too many of these, chris. they are all horrendous tragedies. the grief is unspeakable. there is something a little different here. we're talking about little kids who are 5 years old, 6 years...
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the processions of hearses in newtown are nearing an end. kim schnell doesn't know anyone here but traveled from virginia to pay her respects. >> i felt the call to come and so we got in the car and drove from virginia. just thinking about how many hurting people there are, how the acts of evil can affect so many people. >> reporter: thousands of condolence letters have overwhelmed the newtown post office and, scott, the postmaster says they've come from across the country and all over the world. >> pelley: elaine, thank you. the last of 20 children and seven adults will be laid to rest tomorrow. a prisoner who made a daring escape is recaptured. and winter weather leaves holiday travelers stranded. we'll show you where when the "cbs evening news" continues. continues. sometimes what we suffer from is bigger thk ... like the flu. with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prso don't wait. call yourks the doctor ri
the processions of hearses in newtown are nearing an end. kim schnell doesn't know anyone here but traveled from virginia to pay her respects. >> i felt the call to come and so we got in the car and drove from virginia. just thinking about how many hurting people there are, how the acts of evil can affect so many people. >> reporter: thousands of condolence letters have overwhelmed the newtown post office and, scott, the postmaster says they've come from across the country and all...
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>>> the massacre here in newtown, connecticut has left this community shattered, so many questions remain unanswered. good evening, i'm chrtonight we new details emerging about the alleged gunman, adam lanza. those who knew him describe him as bright, but painfully shy. we get the latest from pete williams into why all this happened. >> reporter: what was behind one of the worst mass shootings in u.s. history? authorities say they're just beginning to find the possible seeds of an answer at the home where adam lanza's mother was found shot to death. >> did produce a very good evidence in this investigation. >> our investigators will be able to use that as to how and why this occurred. >> reporter: so far no specifics about what the evidence is, but law enforcement officials say there is no note or letter making it explicit. first reports said his mother nancy was a teacher at sandy hook elementary, but tonight investigators say they found nothing connecting her to the school. as for what adam lanza was like, the 20-year-old said to be responsible for the rampage, neighbors and former clas
>>> the massacre here in newtown, connecticut has left this community shattered, so many questions remain unanswered. good evening, i'm chrtonight we new details emerging about the alleged gunman, adam lanza. those who knew him describe him as bright, but painfully shy. we get the latest from pete williams into why all this happened. >> reporter: what was behind one of the worst mass shootings in u.s. history? authorities say they're just beginning to find the possible seeds of...
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live with this magnificent memorial has that has sponge up in newtown. it was here a short time ago that i spoke with the daughter of principal dawn hochsprung and her fiance. they said to me, we hope something good can come of this tragedy. well, this morning, there is movement on two political fronts. first, more lawmakers are speaking up about the need to do something about guns. including senate majority leader. >> it's my responsibility to keep the most vulnerable and precious resource safe, our children. everything resource should be on the table do how do to just that. >> "the washington post" reports that the president will put vice president biden in charge of the push to start this violence. biden met with the president along with education secretary arne duncan, eric hold and kathleen sebelius to try to formulate a plan. at the same time, perhaps moved by the national move, another plan seems it's taking shape. the deal to stop us from going over the fiscal cliff. speaker boehner and the preside president at the white house. now, the president
live with this magnificent memorial has that has sponge up in newtown. it was here a short time ago that i spoke with the daughter of principal dawn hochsprung and her fiance. they said to me, we hope something good can come of this tragedy. well, this morning, there is movement on two political fronts. first, more lawmakers are speaking up about the need to do something about guns. including senate majority leader. >> it's my responsibility to keep the most vulnerable and precious...
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we are newtown, a special and caring place. we are defined by acts of courage, by acts of love, and by our continuing commitment and love for our children and families. it is my pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, to present to you governor dan malloy. [ applause ] >> pat, thank you for all of the great work that you have done for this community in the last three days, to the police chief, and to the superintendent of schools, thank you for your great service, as well as to all of the first responders. thank you. when i came in to the hall, one of the first songs to be played on the piano was "amazing grace," which is fitting for any number of reasons. it's become an anthem for first responders, it has great words, it also speaks of the power of faith. "amazing grace" was written by a former sea captain engaged in the slave trade. and those profound words that "i once was lost but now am found" speak to us on a day like today. when we are called upon, dare i say required to be invested in our faith, a faith so evident in this room
we are newtown, a special and caring place. we are defined by acts of courage, by acts of love, and by our continuing commitment and love for our children and families. it is my pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, to present to you governor dan malloy. [ applause ] >> pat, thank you for all of the great work that you have done for this community in the last three days, to the police chief, and to the superintendent of schools, thank you for your great service, as well as to all of the first...
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joining us from newtown now is u.s. senator richard blumenthal who also served as the connecticut state attorney general. senator blumenthal, thank you for joining us on this very difficult day. talk about the mindset of those in that area behind you in newtown and your hopes for how this town is going to move forward. >> i know this community well. and i've always admired its resoluteness and strength. and certainly it is demonstrating it in ways that is really extraordinary. and my heart goes out, my prayers to the victims and their families. but also this entire community. the fabric and fiber of the community is very intertwined. everybody knows everyone else. so the outpouring last night at the service, the vigil, was just very deep and strong. and the first responders who have to be with the families and break the news to them, escort them, console them, i think has been just amazing. and so here in newtown today there's grief but there's also resoluteness and strength and determination to move on >> yes. and i un
joining us from newtown now is u.s. senator richard blumenthal who also served as the connecticut state attorney general. senator blumenthal, thank you for joining us on this very difficult day. talk about the mindset of those in that area behind you in newtown and your hopes for how this town is going to move forward. >> i know this community well. and i've always admired its resoluteness and strength. and certainly it is demonstrating it in ways that is really extraordinary. and my...
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the loukdown has been lifted for newtown public schools. your children will be coming home on their normal bus run today. that e-mail just went out to parents in newtown who have children in the high schools, middle schools, the other schools in the area, so what that suggests is whatever situation has been going on there that police now believe they have it under control. again, what we've been told is one gunman is dead at that elementary school with two weapons recovered, and we're still waiting for an accurate casualty count as to what went on inside that school, but if this e-mail from this parent in the newtown public schools suggests anything, it's that the police now confident that the situation is under control and that children in the school districts, they will be able to go home on the normal bus routes back to their families after the tragedy at that one elementary school. >> that is certainly some welcome news. we are also continuing to monitor news from our affiliate wvit in connecticut, and awaiting two news conferences one
the loukdown has been lifted for newtown public schools. your children will be coming home on their normal bus run today. that e-mail just went out to parents in newtown who have children in the high schools, middle schools, the other schools in the area, so what that suggests is whatever situation has been going on there that police now believe they have it under control. again, what we've been told is one gunman is dead at that elementary school with two weapons recovered, and we're still...
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what do you think is the healing process going to be for newtown? >> it's going to be a long one, soledad. it's great that the people -- i think people realize that you and -- i'm in the media and i'm a newtowner. they realize this is a human issue. this isn't partisan, this isn't media. we all felt something here. something totally changed across the country and we happen to be at the epicenter of it. it's going to be tough for the town. the families, you know -- i can't even begin to understand what it's going to be like. the town is rallying. this community, i mean, i moved here when i was 2, in 1969. moved back, left when i went to college, moved back here to raise my children. and i can tell you the community is rallying. those of us who were fortunate enough not to lose people close, close, close to us, have been putting together -- just trying to feed people, trying to make sure there's some sort of infrastructure for when -- in particular, i'm involved with newtown united, a group trying to put together essentially an advocacy infrastructure
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. >>> the search for an answer to the question y continues for the newtown, connecticut, massacre. new information this morning that gunman adam lanza apparently wanted to become a marine. dan bury news types reports that if it didn't happen he wanted to join another branch of the military, but his mother squashed those plans because lanza didn't like to be touched. profeelers and jennegeneticists are -- he's studied the psychology of mass killers and terrorists and wrote about the similarities in the new york times op ed. good morning. >> thanks for having me. >> your piece was titled "what drives suicidal mass killers" and you wrote for years the conventional wisdom has been that suicide terrorists are rational political actors while suicidal rampage shooters are meanta willy disturbed loners, but they have far more in common than recognized. >> they have a tremendous amount in common. underneath it all is the desire to kill and be killed, but really, i point to three major factors, mental illness and suicidal desires, perceived victimization. they feel that their pain is someone
. >>> the search for an answer to the question y continues for the newtown, connecticut, massacre. new information this morning that gunman adam lanza apparently wanted to become a marine. dan bury news types reports that if it didn't happen he wanted to join another branch of the military, but his mother squashed those plans because lanza didn't like to be touched. profeelers and jennegeneticists are -- he's studied the psychology of mass killers and terrorists and wrote about the...
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but that was before newtown. today, he said this. >> never before have we seen our babies slaughtered. it's never happened in america that i can recall ever seeing this type of carnage. anybody. anybody that lives in america, anybody that's a proud gun owner, anybody that's a proud them ber of the nra, they're also proud parents and proud grandparents. they understand. this has changed, where we go from here. everything has to be on the table and i think it will be. >> now is the time, not months from now, not years from now, but now. martin luther king, jr. once says change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle. it will be a struggle to get gun laws changed. but that doesn't mean we shouldn't fight for it. joining me now is congressman joe courtney, democrat from connecticut and congressman john yomoff, democrat from kentucky. thank you both for coming on the show tonight. >> thanks, reverend. >> let me start with you, congressman, the tragedy happened in your home
but that was before newtown. today, he said this. >> never before have we seen our babies slaughtered. it's never happened in america that i can recall ever seeing this type of carnage. anybody. anybody that lives in america, anybody that's a proud gun owner, anybody that's a proud them ber of the nra, they're also proud parents and proud grandparents. they understand. this has changed, where we go from here. everything has to be on the table and i think it will be. >> now is the...
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. >>> we've been talking about the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. and that was not the only news story this week. one important story that was uncovered before the friday shooting. the future of women's under the violence act. it provided billions of dollars to investigate violent crimes against women but it expired. they offered to expand the bill with a new protection for same-sex couples, american indians and undocumented immigrants. so the house balked so in tuesday at a rare show of defiance in their own party leadership ten house rips signed on to a letter written by democration asking house supremer john boehner and majority leader kantor to on the reauthorization of the violence against women act bringing a bill inclusive of all those protected by violence and similar to those that loor passed to the house floor for a vote. there must be a partizan bill to protect all those vulnerable. senate republicans that vote the against it say they are willing to support it but conservatives in the house remain opposed. the bill failed to reach the flo
. >>> we've been talking about the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. and that was not the only news story this week. one important story that was uncovered before the friday shooting. the future of women's under the violence act. it provided billions of dollars to investigate violent crimes against women but it expired. they offered to expand the bill with a new protection for same-sex couples, american indians and undocumented immigrants. so the house balked so in tuesday at a rare...
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i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school here in newtown. once we understood at least a portion what have happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford, and then, you know, hours went by, and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families were represented in the room at the firehouse, that their loved one was not going to be joined with them, and that obviously was a tough moment for me and i think for everyone, and by the way, i shouldn't even say that. so much tougher for people who lost a wife or a child, but it was -- it's been a couple of -- a couple of tough days. >> what do you know now as we talked to pete williams about the investigation, do you have any more information that you're yet getting from your investigators that would explain why he targeted the school? why he went on this rampage at all? >> you know, as i think was stated, he had a relationship that the school had attended there. at least that's what i'm led to believe, and -- and beyond that, no, we really don't know. this is
i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school here in newtown. once we understood at least a portion what have happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford, and then, you know, hours went by, and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families were represented in the room at the firehouse, that their loved one was not going to be joined with them, and that obviously was a tough moment for me and i think for everyone, and...
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. >> reporter: help arrived today in newtown in four legs from newtown. abbey and barn bus, therapy dogs here to do what people can't, comfort people like heather. >> they help you get over how sad it is. >> reporter: at the newtown general store where locals gather, calls have come in from around the world, strangers wanting to help. one man from california paid for a cup of coffee for everyone in town. >> people wanting to do something, awfully large thoughts coming. big hearts. >> reporter: just down the road at panera bread, employees from nearby stores volunteered to fill the shifts behind the counter and in the kitchen. they came so colleagues they've never met can attend memorial services. >> it was wonderful. to be able to allow them that town. >> reporter: josh, heidi and lacey from atlanta, georgia drove 1,000 miles overnight to offer hugs to strangers. >> you guys are amazing. >> if that happened to us, we know we would need a hug. we're coming to hug and love. >> reporter: the love of a golden retriever has helped others in times of need. thes
. >> reporter: help arrived today in newtown in four legs from newtown. abbey and barn bus, therapy dogs here to do what people can't, comfort people like heather. >> they help you get over how sad it is. >> reporter: at the newtown general store where locals gather, calls have come in from around the world, strangers wanting to help. one man from california paid for a cup of coffee for everyone in town. >> people wanting to do something, awfully large thoughts coming....
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"on the record" live from newtown, stay with us. from newtown, stay with us. i just knew we had to get in there and it is it going to be okay and you are going to be all right i pull would a book shelf and we were barricaded and did you tell them to be quiet. ndid you worry about that. >> i told them to be absolutely quiet. because i was so afraid he would come in and hear us and start shooting the dor. we have to be absolutely quiet. and we have. there are bad goys out there now. and we need to wait for the good guys. i just wanted us to be okay. and i am so saddened thrathere are pime in the situation that are not okay. my heart goes out to who knew them and was part of their them and was part of their lives. the boys use capital one venture miles for their annual football trip. that's double miles you can actually use. tragically, their ddy got sacked by blackouts. but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card holder. but with the capital one venture card you get double miles you can actually use. [ cheering ] any flight, anytime. the scoreboard doesn't
"on the record" live from newtown, stay with us. from newtown, stay with us. i just knew we had to get in there and it is it going to be okay and you are going to be all right i pull would a book shelf and we were barricaded and did you tell them to be quiet. ndid you worry about that. >> i told them to be absolutely quiet. because i was so afraid he would come in and hear us and start shooting the dor. we have to be absolutely quiet. and we have. there are bad goys out there...
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we're awaiting the press conference from newtown, connecticut. we, of course, will bring that to you live. mayor bloomberg made quite a bit of news on the last election cycle, in which he used some of his personal money to start a super pac, and spend money on candidates specifically on the gun issue. and made the inner vention in the mayor race. tells us what went on there. >> he started an organization called mayors against illegal guns that now has over 500 mayors around the country, and so this is an issue that he's very passionate about. he became very frustrated and angry during the presidential campaign that this was not an issue that either of the candidates was addressing. we talked about that in one of the early segments. and after the debates in which the answers were so lackluster, he decided that he was going to take action on his own and start a super pac, and spend money to influence policy around this issue. so, he -- we, identified candidates who had been a-rated by the nra. who we saw as potentially vulnerable running against pe
we're awaiting the press conference from newtown, connecticut. we, of course, will bring that to you live. mayor bloomberg made quite a bit of news on the last election cycle, in which he used some of his personal money to start a super pac, and spend money on candidates specifically on the gun issue. and made the inner vention in the mayor race. tells us what went on there. >> he started an organization called mayors against illegal guns that now has over 500 mayors around the country,...
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all we have been bombarded with is negative news and newtown and i think weighing on the minds of the american consumer more than we think. >> thank you. appreciate your time. >>> president obama in hawaii with his family and fiscal cliff negotiations remain at this stand still. but could the president cut that trip short? we'll investigate after this. >>> hi. i'm commander ayers here in afghanistan. i wanted to say to my mom, dad and sister in melbourne, florida, happy holidays and i love you and miss you. see you soon. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. >>> here's a look at the stories topping the news for you right now. two firefighters have been killed,
all we have been bombarded with is negative news and newtown and i think weighing on the minds of the american consumer more than we think. >> thank you. appreciate your time. >>> president obama in hawaii with his family and fiscal cliff negotiations remain at this stand still. but could the president cut that trip short? we'll investigate after this. >>> hi. i'm commander ayers here in afghanistan. i wanted to say to my mom, dad and sister in melbourne, florida, happy...
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of newtown that there is joy. >> and safety. see, our dogs are safe. they don't bark, they don't bite, they are safe. >> the love that is coming across the country, from around the world. it means a lot to us. >> reporter: individual acts of kindness giving comfort to those who have lost so much. amy robach, abc news, newtown, connecticut. >>> so glad you were with us tonight. always here of the abcnews.com. "nightline" late intersee you again tomorrow night. good night. /jok;v <o >>> on "the list." a little girl thinking big.
of newtown that there is joy. >> and safety. see, our dogs are safe. they don't bark, they don't bite, they are safe. >> the love that is coming across the country, from around the world. it means a lot to us. >> reporter: individual acts of kindness giving comfort to those who have lost so much. amy robach, abc news, newtown, connecticut. >>> so glad you were with us tonight. always here of the abcnews.com. "nightline" late intersee you again tomorrow...
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there are reports of a school shoot nothing newtown, connecticut. this is it in the sandy hook elementary school. >> state police responded to the report of the a shooting in sandy hook elementary school. which we now understand is kindergarten through fourth grade. >> this is reported. ape dispatcher said that one teacher has been transported to a nearby hospital in danbury with a gunshot wound. >> ahead of him it is difficult to see the wat them that was responding. those vehicles raced from newtown from all over the state of connecticut. >> we heard numerous reports that one gunman maybe two. and two reports said that one gunman may be dead . it is a fast-move fluid situation in the school . >> i think it is it important on a day like today to view this as i know the president, as a father does and i the father and others who partners certain lie do, which -- other parents certainly do. feeling enormous sympathy for the families that are affected. and do everything we can. >>s are telling fox nuse that 26 people are dead at this time and eight ad
there are reports of a school shoot nothing newtown, connecticut. this is it in the sandy hook elementary school. >> state police responded to the report of the a shooting in sandy hook elementary school. which we now understand is kindergarten through fourth grade. >> this is reported. ape dispatcher said that one teacher has been transported to a nearby hospital in danbury with a gunshot wound. >> ahead of him it is difficult to see the wat them that was responding. those...
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>>> on our broadcast tonit, after the unthinkable in newtown. the first of the young victims are laid to rest. tonight, w >>> on our broadcast tonight, after the unthinkable in newtown. the first of the young victims are laid to rest. tonight, what we now knoabout what happened there, and some surprising voices today calling for tougher gun laws. >>> plus, making a difference. this evening, an outpouring of kindness for a community shouldering an unbearable loss. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the wave of sadness and national reflection continues tonight as reality set in a bit today in newtown, connecticut, a town that laid two 6-year-old boys to rest today after the president's visit there last night. while we learn more today about these victims and sadly more information about the gunman, his possible plans and schemes and this awful thing he carried out. and so to start off our reporting on a monday night after such a sad weekend
>>> on our broadcast tonit, after the unthinkable in newtown. the first of the young victims are laid to rest. tonight, w >>> on our broadcast tonight, after the unthinkable in newtown. the first of the young victims are laid to rest. tonight, what we now knoabout what happened there, and some surprising voices today calling for tougher gun laws. >>> plus, making a difference. this evening, an outpouring of kindness for a community shouldering an unbearable loss....
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reporting tonight from newtown, connecticut. >> pelley: good evening. the bodies of most of the children killed this morning remain inside sandy hook elementary school tonight, along with the bodies of six adults and the gunman himself. the fire house behind me, decorated for christmas, is where terrorized parents came to find out whether their children were among the living or the dead. some of the victims were as young as five years old. president obama said today what everyone is thinking: we have been through this too many times. sandy hook is a k-4 elementary school with about 700 students. >> somebody came in to the room and shot a teacher. that's all i know. sorry. >> pelley: parents rushed to the school after getting robocalls that there had been a shooting. at 9:30 this morning police say a gunman, identified as 20-year-old adam lanza, opened fire in a kindergarten classroom where his mother was the teacher. some of her students were among the 20 children killed. in all, 26 people were killed at the school, including the school principal. the p
reporting tonight from newtown, connecticut. >> pelley: good evening. the bodies of most of the children killed this morning remain inside sandy hook elementary school tonight, along with the bodies of six adults and the gunman himself. the fire house behind me, decorated for christmas, is where terrorized parents came to find out whether their children were among the living or the dead. some of the victims were as young as five years old. president obama said today what everyone is...
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i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school near newtown. once we understood at least a portion of what had happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford. and then, you know, hours went by. and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families represented in the room at the fire house that their loved one was not going to be joined with them. and that obviously was a tough moment for me. and i think for everyone. and, by the way, i shouldn't even say that. so much tougher for people who lost a wife or a child. but it was -- it's been a couple of tough days. >> what do you know now as we talk to pete williams about the investigation? do you have any more information that you're yet getting from your investigators that would explain why he targeted this school, why he went on this rampage at all? >> you know, as i think was stated, he had a relationship to the school. had attended there. at least that's what i'm led to believe. but beyond that, no, we really don't know a whole lot. this is a very deepl
i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school near newtown. once we understood at least a portion of what had happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford. and then, you know, hours went by. and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families represented in the room at the fire house that their loved one was not going to be joined with them. and that obviously was a tough moment for me. and i think for everyone. and, by...
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dan malloy has declared today a day of mourning in his state marking one week since the shootings in newtown. he's called for a statewide moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. and has asked churches and places of worship to ring their bells 26 times in honor of the sandy hook victims. on wall street, the nasdaq will also observe a moment of silence. about an hour later at 10:45 a.m. this morning, the national rifle association will hold its news conference outlining what it calls meaningful contributions to make sure something like this never happens again. >>> the president's task force on reducing gun violence already getting to work. vice president joe biden met with cabinet members and law enforcement officials yesterday as he prepares to deliver recommendations to the president no later than january. >> you know better than anyone what is needed out there and what, i think the public has learned about you is you have a much more wholistic view of how to deal with violence on our streets and in our country than you are ever given credit for. >> speaker boehner who has an a-rating from the nra t
dan malloy has declared today a day of mourning in his state marking one week since the shootings in newtown. he's called for a statewide moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. and has asked churches and places of worship to ring their bells 26 times in honor of the sandy hook victims. on wall street, the nasdaq will also observe a moment of silence. about an hour later at 10:45 a.m. this morning, the national rifle association will hold its news conference outlining what it calls meaningful...
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here is abc's amy robach. >> reporter: all over newtown, we saw them today. people from across america, the world, pouring in to show support. >> people from japan, cairo, egypt, france, poland. but everybody, even all over the united states here. >> reporter: from portland, oregon, 26 wreaths for each innocent life lost. and from sanford, north carolina, 26 christmas trees >> through this tragedy, i wanted them to feel love from all over. >> reporter: firefighter anthony carpenter helped line the trees along the entrance to sandy hook elementary. >> i would say within an hour, they were all decorated. >> reporter: from long island, new york, 26 ornaments. >> they are not alone. >> yeah. >> yeah, not alone. >> reporter: children from ft. stuart, georgia, sending toys to children in newtown in time for christmas. from all over the world, nearly 2 million people signing this card online, offing their condolences and love. free hot coffee for the whole town from los angeles. >> their lives will never be the same. i figure a cup of coffee goes a long way. >> repo
here is abc's amy robach. >> reporter: all over newtown, we saw them today. people from across america, the world, pouring in to show support. >> people from japan, cairo, egypt, france, poland. but everybody, even all over the united states here. >> reporter: from portland, oregon, 26 wreaths for each innocent life lost. and from sanford, north carolina, 26 christmas trees >> through this tragedy, i wanted them to feel love from all over. >> reporter: firefighter...
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people in newtown are beautiful people. i think it's -- i think the way people are just bonding together, it says a lot about this community, just this part of the country. >> reporter: thank you. there are people here that are hanging japanese birds over here that they said that they'd had during their wedding. 1,000 wishes, they say, for everyone involved in this. other folks coming really from all around the area just to pay their respects and to offer comfort to each other here as we listen to this band and we finish up the memorial here. this one is temporary, but i'm sure a permanent one will be erected, but this one will have to offer comfort for the time being. wolf blitzer, moving ceremony by the president, very touching moment really here in newtown in the square where people are just paying their respects and loving each other. >> as they should right now. i think the whole country has been moved by what we have just seen and will reflect on what we have just seen as well. i was especially moved at the end when t
people in newtown are beautiful people. i think it's -- i think the way people are just bonding together, it says a lot about this community, just this part of the country. >> reporter: thank you. there are people here that are hanging japanese birds over here that they said that they'd had during their wedding. 1,000 wishes, they say, for everyone involved in this. other folks coming really from all around the area just to pay their respects and to offer comfort to each other here as we...
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the kids in newtown was everyone's kids. that is what i've been thinking about quite a bit over the last few days. >> i was thinking about the make-shift memorials that sprung up all over newtown, especially the memorials that had little angels on them. when we think of the 20 kids, the 20 angels just walking down the street and we have got pictures there, you know -- >> so many things leave an impression on us. on everyone from this horrific tragedy. what else stuck with you? >> what else stuck in my mind was when i met the clergy that were at the fire house where all the parents showed up. that is where they got word that their little kids were okay, they came out. right down the street. but there were 20 sets of parents that got horrible news. when i spoke with a rabbi and he described what it was like when these parents got the horrible news. >> it was there a moment yesterday when you were at the fire house with families that stands out that you will never forget? >> there's unshakeable images and that was when the news
the kids in newtown was everyone's kids. that is what i've been thinking about quite a bit over the last few days. >> i was thinking about the make-shift memorials that sprung up all over newtown, especially the memorials that had little angels on them. when we think of the 20 kids, the 20 angels just walking down the street and we have got pictures there, you know -- >> so many things leave an impression on us. on everyone from this horrific tragedy. what else stuck with you?...
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first, the latest on the newtown murders. this morning connecticut's chief medical examiner will perform autopsies on the gunman and his mother, who was killed at her home. the results will be released during a news conference later today. the names of the victims were made public last night. 12 girls and 8 boys killed, all either 6 or 7 years old. the six adults killed at the school were women. the medical examiner says every victim he saw was hit more than once, and all the wounds he saw were inflicted by the semi-automatic rifle found at the scene. president obama will be here in newtown late this afternoon to meet with the victims' families and speak at an evening memorial. cnn national correspondent susan candiotti is outside the home the gunman and his mother shared. susan, let me bring you in. tell me, what is the latest on the investigation? >> reporter: we know that the investigators including atf agents will be continuing to pound the streets today chasing down leads that they have looking into what is being told to
first, the latest on the newtown murders. this morning connecticut's chief medical examiner will perform autopsies on the gunman and his mother, who was killed at her home. the results will be released during a news conference later today. the names of the victims were made public last night. 12 girls and 8 boys killed, all either 6 or 7 years old. the six adults killed at the school were women. the medical examiner says every victim he saw was hit more than once, and all the wounds he saw were...
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newtown shooter adam lanza's dna will be studied. >>> plus who are hollywood's most bankable stars? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." scientists plan to study the dna of adam lanza the 20-year-old who shoot and killed 26 people at newtown, connecticut. they hope to find an abnormality that could predict an inclination towards violence. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton will return to work next week after a stomach flu and concussion sidelined her three weeks. she will report on security failures and the september 11th attack in benghazi, libya, that killed four americans. >>> some good news on law enforcement, deaths of police fell 23%. with just four days left until the end of the year, 127 state and local offices as compared to 165 last year. next, to the criminal world of dinosaur smugglers. a fossil dealer from florida admitted to sneaking stolen dinosaur bones to the u.s. the bones included a 70-year-old tyrannosaurus that sold at auction for more than $1 million. >>> and finally, from the cute file, we've been tracking the progress of this
newtown shooter adam lanza's dna will be studied. >>> plus who are hollywood's most bankable stars? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." scientists plan to study the dna of adam lanza the 20-year-old who shoot and killed 26 people at newtown, connecticut. they hope to find an abnormality that could predict an inclination towards violence. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton will return to work next week after a...
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newtown finished first. just barely. it was one of the closest races we've ever had between newtown and the election. >> i mean, at this point actually after the interview we had last hour, with the congressman, i think this is going to be something that brings us into the next year with a goal united as a country you'd hope. i'm not sure how united we're going to be though in washington about this. >> yeah. i think that was what struck people as why this was important. there have been plenty of mass shootings but they feel this has staying power in terms of policy changes. >> jonathan capehart? >> yeah. i think -- i think the newtown shootings have staying power and have resonated so much because, you know, we've been through mass shootings before as we've been discussing but this is the first time at least in my memory that we've seen a massacre perpetrated by someone from the outside inside an elementary school where the victims, most of the victims were 6 and 7 years old. if you can't see a way to have a change of he
newtown finished first. just barely. it was one of the closest races we've ever had between newtown and the election. >> i mean, at this point actually after the interview we had last hour, with the congressman, i think this is going to be something that brings us into the next year with a goal united as a country you'd hope. i'm not sure how united we're going to be though in washington about this. >> yeah. i think that was what struck people as why this was important. there have...
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first, we want to make sure you have the latest information on newtown. president obama will visit the shaken community today. we go to chris jansing who has been in newtown since the news broke on friday. what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning to you. we are learning more about the shooter who was described by people who knew him well as a loner. we know now, for the first time that he went to sandy hook elementary school, where, of course, he opened fire killing 20 students and six adults. when he walked down the hall, he would grasp his computer, walk along the walls and rarely interacted with anyone. this is a day to remember the victims and president obama will be here later today at 7:00 eastern time. he will be addressing a medical service that was planned by local clergy. they have obviously been deeply affected by this. they have been spending every waking hour and many of them are barely sleeping at all trying to tend to their congregations. we saw huge crowds as we were driving in this morning going into the local catholic church. they w
first, we want to make sure you have the latest information on newtown. president obama will visit the shaken community today. we go to chris jansing who has been in newtown since the news broke on friday. what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning to you. we are learning more about the shooter who was described by people who knew him well as a loner. we know now, for the first time that he went to sandy hook elementary school, where, of course, he opened fire killing 20 students and...
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this is the newtown high school. this is where we will be seeing the president speak for the nation, remembering the 26 people killed, shot and killed in sandy hook elementary school. 27 killed, including the mother of the shooter. 28 the shooter killed himself. ed henry is outside. ed? >> reporter: bret, we're talking to more people who again, unfortunately, can't get in because, you know, it's just at capacity. but while they're disappointed, they understand the situation and supposed just spoke to, from the sikh community, not here, boston a long drive away and one woman from that we talked to, said there's a connection, the sikh temple. and they wanted to be here and explained to us just a moment ago, getting teary-eyed talking about how she and her family wanted to be here for this community. so exactly what you're talking about, people who have seen enough of these go by, standing up and saying they want to stand together and figure this out. >> bret: you've been there now for the day and just encapsulate some
this is the newtown high school. this is where we will be seeing the president speak for the nation, remembering the 26 people killed, shot and killed in sandy hook elementary school. 27 killed, including the mother of the shooter. 28 the shooter killed himself. ed henry is outside. ed? >> reporter: bret, we're talking to more people who again, unfortunately, can't get in because, you know, it's just at capacity. but while they're disappointed, they understand the situation and supposed...
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two of the children killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday have been laid to rest. mourners leaving the service for six-year-old noah pozner were heir to keep his memory in their hearts, but hearts are strained to breaking by the senseless ftss. ts makeshift memorials, parents held their children and tried to comprehend 20 first graders murdered at sandy hook elementary school along with the six staff members who tried to save them. tonight we know more about how it happened and we have a team of correspondents on this tragedy. elrst we'll go to jim axelrod. >> reporter: at 1:00 this afternoon, the first two funerals began: one in newtown, the other 25 miles away. this woman spoke for many. >> you shouldn't be at a six- year-old's funeral. i mean, it's a devastating event and it's heart breaking and it keeps getting more heart breaking. >> reporter: six-year-old noah pozner was eulogized as a kind, caring, slightly mischevious boy who'd been looking forward to a buddy's birthday party on saturday. six-year-old jack pinto was described as all boy at his funeral. a hu
two of the children killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday have been laid to rest. mourners leaving the service for six-year-old noah pozner were heir to keep his memory in their hearts, but hearts are strained to breaking by the senseless ftss. ts makeshift memorials, parents held their children and tried to comprehend 20 first graders murdered at sandy hook elementary school along with the six staff members who tried to save them. tonight we know more about how it happened and we have a...
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and now our coverage from newtown, and because of a threat another school did not open today. rick: unfortunately, since friday's shooting authorities have been forced to deal with a number of bomb threats. they have not panned out but all have to be checked out including one of the schools in newtown today. six of the seven schools were scheduled to re-open on a two hour delay with police officers at all the schools. this morning, before the school was set to re-open that school did not allow the kids in but brought in a bomb squad. an unfortunate develop 349 for the student whose helped to go back to class and return to normalcy at that one school. other kids did return to class in newtown, family and friends gathered at the church for to funerals that, sadly, overplanned, as one casket was being carried mourners were arriving to pay last republics to jennifer rekos. of course, there are several more funerals landed tomorrow and every other day this week. >>shepard: we learned from authorities the shooter was not on medication at the time of the shooting. rick: that is what
and now our coverage from newtown, and because of a threat another school did not open today. rick: unfortunately, since friday's shooting authorities have been forced to deal with a number of bomb threats. they have not panned out but all have to be checked out including one of the schools in newtown today. six of the seven schools were scheduled to re-open on a two hour delay with police officers at all the schools. this morning, before the school was set to re-open that school did not allow...
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there are two crime scenes in newtown. the first thing i saw when i put on the television, a woman saying, i can't believe it happened here. again, it's mental illness. i would imagine there's more guns in the inner city than in newtown. it's not a case of that. we have to somehow have a way of finding these people, identifying these people and preventing this. >> and yet as we all know we don't want to -- there is a very high incidence of mental illness, very small incidence relative fo tto the amount of ml illness of these kinds of hideous events. how do we not stigmatize people who will never, ever commit or come close to committing a crime like that? these really are -- >> multiply point about the guns is i don't blame this on gun control or any of that stuff. you may. we'll talk about that in a minute in detail. but it occurs to me and i don't know -- there is so much about this that i don't know. but if this guy had these mental illnesses, these personality disorders, why his mother has all these guns around the hous
there are two crime scenes in newtown. the first thing i saw when i put on the television, a woman saying, i can't believe it happened here. again, it's mental illness. i would imagine there's more guns in the inner city than in newtown. it's not a case of that. we have to somehow have a way of finding these people, identifying these people and preventing this. >> and yet as we all know we don't want to -- there is a very high incidence of mental illness, very small incidence relative fo...